Outlines of Scepticism

Outlines of Scepticism, by the Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus, is a work of major importance for the history of Greek philosophy. It is the fullest extant account of ancient skepticism, and it is also one of our most copious sources of information about the other Hellenistic philosophies. Its argumentative approach revolutionized the study of philosophy when Sextus works were rediscovered in the sixteenth century. This volume presents the accurate and readable translation that was first published in 1994, together with a substantial new historical and philosophical introduction by Jonathan Barnes.

List of contents

Book I; Book II; Book III.

Summary

Outlines of Scepticism is the fullest extant account of ancient scepticism and a work of major importance for the history of Greek philosophy. This volume presents the accurate and readable translation which was first published in 1994, together with a substantial new historical and philosophical introduction by Jonathan Barnes.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Annas, Sextus Empiricus, Sextus, Empiricus Sextus, Sextus Empiricus
• Assisted by: Julia Annas (Editor), Jonathan Barnes (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2012
• EAN: 9780521771399
• ISBN: 978-0-521-77139-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 622 g
• Series: Cambridge Texts in the History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day